kingo228 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 found a few oil coolers at work and was wondering are there major benefits of running one, without a thermostat. could it over cool the oil? thanks Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DevonGT Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 No benefit unless you track the car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 running one, without a thermostat.could it over cool the oil?Yes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 okay thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Don't fit one unless you really need it, ie oil temps above 120c.I have one with a thermostatic sandwich plate and it overcools the oil in normal driving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I saw 110c on track but it didn't go higher as I took it easy until temps dropped to 100c before going for it again. Would I benefit from using one?Considering the car would be driven on road most of the time but tracked a few times a year. (Looking to do a few full track days) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'm about to fit my HKS one, only reason is the amount of boost I'm running it will soon send the temps up.. Its still my daily drive, so hopefully won't over cool it when driving steady!Got a thermostat filter relocation so hopefully shouldn't effect it too much.I'll let you know how it goes end of the week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 my thoughts:get a small non-thermostat one and keep it well covered off track so you dont overcool the oil especially on a constant motorway run (make a little blanket for it lol) and on track un-cover it, make sure its mounted in a high pressure area on front the car (mabe even make some ducting for it or even add a high cfm computer fan) and let it cool to its hearts content ....by small i mean half the size of the ones you see knocking around....anyone think its a good idea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 ^^^ nope just get an inline thermostat with an opening temp of 95° Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 can you get diff temp ones?wallace said his is themostat controlled and still overcools... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 ^^^ nope just get an inline thermostat with an opening temp of 95° That would be perfect, I don't think mine ever goes over 90c on roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 most stats open at 80° which is to early. if you have a mocal inline stat they have a wide range of replacement stats in differentbtollerences ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 can you get diff temp ones?wallace said his is themostat controlled and still overcools...I have a mocal thermostatic sandwich plate, which by design always lets a slight amount of oil to flow to the cooler, enough to still cool the oil too much. As James said an inline thermostat is best, I didn't realise this at the time when buying mine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fro Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Sorry to drag this thread up but im looking into an oil cooler at the moment. The over cooling of the thermostatic plate is a concern, could this be helped by a 10 row cooler instead of 13? Wallace what size is yours?In regards to an in line stat which i thought would be a better idea, Surely when the stat is closed there is oil trapped in the core getting colder and colder till the stat opens and the thick cold oil gets rushed into the engine? That be worth worrying about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnboy GT Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 My understanding of it is that it.draws some of the engine oil to be cooled but once the thermostat closes it doesnt sit in the cooler it simply flows back into circulation. This may be totally wrong so I would like to clarify this guys?John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fro Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 My understanding of it is that it.draws some of the engine oil to be cooled but once the thermostat closes it doesnt sit in the cooler it simply flows back into circulation. This may be totally wrong so I would like to clarify this guys?JohnAre you taking with the thermostatic sandwich plate aye? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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